Electricity: motive power systems – Braking – Automatic and/or with time-delay means
Patent
1987-03-05
1988-10-25
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Electricity: motive power systems
Braking
Automatic and/or with time-delay means
361 23, H02P 104
Patent
active
047806532
ABSTRACT:
An anti-stall motor drive circuit for a very slow running permanent magnet d.c. motor is disclosed. The slow running speed of the motor sometimes allows an insulating film to build up between the brushes and the commutator which causes the stalled condition. The motor (10) is connected in the collector circuit of a drive transistor (Q1) which has a current limiting resistor (R9) connected in its emitter circuit. A stalled condition of the motor (10) is sensed by a lack of output from a tachometer (16) output. The output of the tachometer is full wave rectified by an operational amplifier (22) and diodes (CR1 and CR2). The rectified tachometer voltage is applied to an integrator (24 and C1) having a clamping diode (CR7) connected in its feedback circuit. A zero output from the rectifier allows the integrator output to ramp up to a limiting value determined by the clamping diode. The output of the integrator is applied to the base of the drive transistor to cause a voltage approximately fifteen times that of normal operating voltage to be impressed across the motor. This "jolt", which is twice the rated voltage of the motor, overcomes the stalled condition and burns off any insulating film which may have developed between the commutator and the brushes.
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Bezos Angel P.
Tubergen Gary A.
Martin David
Pulse Electronics, Inc.
Shoop Jr. William M.
Whitham C. Lamont
Whitham Michael E.
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